Rupert Colville, spokesman for the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights. UN Photo

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Death Sentence for Apostasy on Mauritanian Blogger

April 27, 2016April 28, 2016 RMN News Apostasy, Blogger, Death, Human Rights, Sentence, UN

The United Nations human rights office deplored Tuesday the confirmation of the death sentence for apostasy against a Mauritanian blogger,

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No To FGM is the message greeting visitors of the Islamic Gathering Association, an NGO in Siflaq, Sohag Governorate, Upper Egypt. The UNFPA-supported NGO provides counselling to the residents of Siflaq and the surrounding villages, both Muslim and Christians, on the detrimental effects of FGM. Photo: Omar Gharzeddine / UNFPA

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Female Genital Mutilation on the Rise: Report

April 26, 2016April 28, 2016 RMN News Female, FGM, Genital, Mutilation

A new UN report released Monday says that, despite being forbidden by national and international law, female genital mutilation and

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Process to Elect Next Director-General of WHO Begins

April 25, 2016April 28, 2016 RMN News Director-General, Health, WHO

The process to elect the next Director-General of the WHO is now underway. Member States can nominate candidates to be

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Rajnath Singh at the valedictory function of the International Yoga Fest, organised by the Ministry of AYUSH, in New Delhi on April 22, 2016

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Is Yoga an Exercise for All Religions?

April 23, 2016April 27, 2016 RMN News Exercise, India, Narendra Modi, Religion, Yoga

Yoga being a passive exercise makes you lazy and lethargic, although modern Yogis try to falsely convince themselves that they

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OHCHR spokesperson Ravina Shamdasani. Photo: UN Multimedia

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UN Welcomes Release of 83 Prisoners in Myanmar

April 22, 2016April 27, 2016 RMN News Human Rights, Myanmar, Prisoners, Ravina Shamdasani, UN

The United Nations (UN) rights chief has welcomed the release of a second wave of 83 prisoners on Myanmar’s New

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Narendra Modi releasing a book titled "Change Makers", at the 10th Civil Services Day function, in New Delhi on April 21, 2016

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India: Civil Servants or Uncivil Masters?

April 22, 2016April 26, 2016 RMN News Bureaucrats, Civil Servants, India, Narendra Modi

Civil servants in India are so unskilled that their behaviour spews uncivil tantrums. Now, they are uncivil masters of the

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